Sussex Local Magazine Storrington May 2017

May 2017

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STEVEN EDWARDS Masterchef winner & restaurateur

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For younger readers Plus Prize Crossword

GARDENING Ideas, tasks & more

LOCAL NEWS Schools, Parish council & Charity

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What’s On, Local Walks, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Community news, Clubs & Groups, Charity, Local Business Directory

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May 2017 Cover Photo Steven Edwards Masterchef winner and etch. Restaurant owner

Welcome...

To May and, at the time of writing, the weather is gloriously warm and sunny. It is a wonderful time of year to get out in the lovely Sussex countryside and enjoy nature’s plumage. Why not join one of the local guided walks? See page 18.

We’ve a culinary theme this month with acclaimed chef Steven Edwards as interviewee in our main feature, see page 26. Steven was the youngest ever winner of Masterchef: The Professionals in 2013 and talks about his career to date and his new Hove restaurant “etch.” Steven has also kindly donated an etch. Chef’s apron which you can win in our competiton on page 35.

Poor air quality is of concern to many residents in the Storrington area. We have published a letter from Tim Adams (p44) and would be pleased to hear your thoughts on this recurrent local issue.

Our regular What’s On section starts on page 4. There’s also updates from the area’s parish councils starting on page 46 to keep you up to date with local news. Our gardening article is more ‘mindful’ than usual and Andrew Staib suggests taking time to really get to know your garden, see page 36. Sitting and contemplating the flowers sounds good to us!

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...........................................................................What’s On ........................................................................Local Walks ..............................................Charity & Community News ......Steven Edwards Masterchef winner & restaurateur ................................................................Prize Crossword ................................................................................Recipe ....................................................Win! etch. Chef’s apron ...................................................................In Your Garden ............................................Young Readers’ Puzzle Page ..........................................................Local Schools news .........................................................Parish Council news ..............................................................Business Directory ............................................Local issues: Poor Air quality ...........................................................Index of Advertisers

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Tuesday May 2nd The Cornish Armada, back by popular demand, a really superb band led by Roger Marks Tuesday June 6th Bill Phelan’s Muscrat Ramblers, a great hit last season!

Tuesday July 4th Back for a second visit, The Bohem Ragtime Jazzband from Hungary, very popular all over Europe.

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Local Walks - May All walks are led by friendly, trained volunteers - please do check with the organisers for full details and for any last minute changes. Health walks are 30 – 90 minutes, supported by Walking for Health & Horsham District Council. Level 2 & Level 3 are more challenging, for fitter walkers, supported by Horsham District Council Mon 1

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Pulborough Brooks Overspill car park at Wild Brooks visitor centre Rowfant Circular – Mill Pond Rowfant Business Centre café RH10 4NQ Okewood Hill Bluebell and Orchid Walk Car park opposite The Scarlett Arms, RH5 5RD Barns Green (1) Barns Green village sign RH13 0PT Three Woods Walk Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR Lee Farm (2) Kithurst Hill car park Warnham (1) Village Hall car park in Hollands Way, RH12 3RH Henfield Byways Henfield Library, High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN Southwater (1) Car park of the Country Park, RH13 7UN Wiston/Steyning Downland Dog Walk Steyning Cricket Pavilion, BN44 3LE Wepham Down Kithurst Hill car park Buchan Country Park (2) Car park off Horsham Road (A2220), RH11 9HQ Storrington Riverside Walk Storrington Rec Ground Car Park, RH20 4PG Nuthurst Car park at the Black Horse pub RH13 6LH. Storrington – Amberley Circular Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR Conservatory Café, Horsham Park Bandstand in Horsham Park, by café, RH12 1RJ Horsham Heritage Guided Walks Outside the Museum in the Causeway West Chiltington (1) Car park adj. to West Chiltington Village Hall South Holmwood & Anstiebury Farm Fourwents Pond car park on Blackbrook Road Parham Glider Field Glebe Surgery cp, Monastery Lane, RH20 4LR The Burgh Kithurst Hill car park Ockley Forest Green Car park just off the A29 on the Horsham side of the village cricket Rowfant Circular, Tulleys Rowfant Business Centre cafe, RH10 4NQ

2-5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Irene 07790 420752 5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Pat 01342 712591 5 miles 2.5 hrs Level 2 Lynne 01403 268157 2 miles 60 mins Health Chatter Cheema 07720 714306 8 miles 3 hrs Level 3 Mick Denness 01903 745971 5.2 miles 2 hrs Level 3 Mick Denness 01903 745971 2+ miles 60-90 mins Health Emmy 01403 255517 2-3 miles 1 hr Health Anne 01273 493671 2.6 miles 30 or 75mins Health Jill 07780 701184 2 miles 1 hr 15 mins Level 2 Ann 01903 6.5 miles 2 hrs 45 mins Level 3 Mick Denness 01903 745971 3 miles 1 hr Level 2 Emmy 01403 255517 2.5 miles 90 mins Health Mick Denness 01903 745971 5 miles 2 hrs 15 mins Level 2 Mike 01403 242564 9 miles 4.5 hrs Level 3 Mick Denness 01903 745971 3.3 miles 1 hr 15 Level 2 Carol 01403 263201 2 miles 90 mins Level 2 Jill 07780 701184 4-5 miles 2 hrs Level 2 Sue 01403 255710 5 miles 2 hrs 30 mins Level 2 Margaret 01403 262311 3.6 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 2 Mick Denness 01903 745971 4.5 miles 1 hr 45 mins Level 3 Mick Denness 01903 745971 5.3 miles 2 hrs 30 mins Level 2 Geoff 01403 258180 5 miles 2 hrs Pat 01342 712591

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Sussex Snippets Recently Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne held her first crime summit to discuss how we can tackle the problem of fraud and elder exploitation here in Sussex. Representatives, including from policing, banking and charity publicly debated the scale of the problem and discussed potential solutions. www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk/news Safe in Sussex currently offers local support to victims of domestic abuse via their Freedom Programme and provides vital out of area refuge for those in immediate danger. The new Safe in Sussex Amber House is set to open in Littlehampton in May and will offer a new style of shelter; the first of its kind in the UK, the refuge will not be hidden in the community but visible and recognisable, offering support and services all under one roof, the aim of this assistance is not necessarily focused towards ending relationships - the fundamental goal is to stop domestic abuse. www.safeinsussex.co.uk The Labour Party is fielding candidates in every seat in the Arundel and South Downs constituency for the West Sussex County Council Elections on 4th May the first time after trebling its local membership. The local Labour Party is campaigning for more investment in schools; it wants improved transport services

SUSSEX LOCAL in a rural community and for Social Care to be funded adequately to enable people to be looked after in the best place. Contact: Arundel & South Downs Constituency Labour Party. SSPlabourparty@gmail.com Facebook www.facebook.com/southdownslabour Sussex Wildlife Trust is expressing “major relief and heartfelt thanks to everyone who voiced their love of the downland and showed their grave concern” at Eastbourne Borough Council’s plan to sell 3,000 acres of the Eastbourne Downs. The Council has taken the bold step to reverse its decision, in response to the huge public outcry, and now Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) has agreed not to sell the two key sites that remained on its disposals list, the internationally rare chalk grassland escarpment at Plumpton and the foot-slope field of the Devil’s Dyke estate at Poynings. www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news More than 300 candidates will be contesting the West Sussex County Council elections on Thursday 4 May; the current constitution of the council is: Conservative 43, UKIP 10, Liberal Democrats 7, Labour 6, Independent members 3, and two vacancies.

A detailed guide to the election, including the full list of nominations, can be found on the County Council website and votes will be counted on Friday 5 May with results published on the County Council website, or you can see the results as they come in by following @WSCCNews on Twitter. www.westsussex.gov.uk Ford resident Jacob Garrod has signed up to take part in St Barnabas House’s new off-road cycling event, Hit the Downs MTB,cycling in memory of his father, Andrew Garrod, who was cared for at the hospice at the end of his life having suffered from lung cancer. Hit the Downs, which takes place on Sunday 7 May, offers participants the chance to experience a new challenge across the South Downs Way, whilst raising money for their local hospice, and the undulating course will test riders with a multitude of tricky climbs and rapid downhill descents, with a 20 mile and 40 mile route ensuring the event is suitable for new and experienced cyclists alike. If you wish to donate please visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ Jakegarrodwww.stbh.org.uk/hitthedownsSt Barnabas House Events Team: 01903 706354 Saving money and reducing carbon emissions are just some of the benefits West Sussex schools will enjoy as they switch to solar power. West Sussex County Council recently made the decision to invest £3 million in the scheme, enabling 48 schools to install the renewable energy.

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Clarion Cars Worthing joins the growing SsangYong network Clarion Cars is one of the oldest established car dealers in Worthing and celebrates its 34th anniversary by taking this franchise on. The first car off the forecourt was the SsangYong Tivoli Local entertainer Tim West collects his new ELX. This was SsangYong from Clarion Cars, Worthing handed over to entertainer Tim West, who sings The SsangYong range of 4x4s and plays guitar to the local resiand SUVs is now available in Worthing, following the appoint- dential homes around Worthing. ment of Clarion Cars!

Owner Peter Phillips, says “SsangYong has a great range and with competitive pricing and a five-year limitless mileage warranty on every car, we believe it will do extremely well in our area”.

Tim also 'sings his praises' of his new car, stating that the vehicle takes his large guitar cases with ease and its high build makes it easy to enter. His Tivoli has a Euro 6 compliant low polluting diesel engine, which gives the Tivoli Automatic good economy

Tivoli £13,300

Korando £16,625

Musso £19,617

Turismo £19,750

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Tivoli is an anagram of 'ILOVEIT', a sentiment Tim expresses about his new car. He said he also chose the South Korean company because of its five-year unlimited mileage warranty.

While the SsangYong name may be fairly new in the UK, it's actually the oldest of the Korean makes, dating back to 1954. The brand was introduced to the UK in the 1990s, when its cars came equipped with Mercedes engines and, in fact, the three-pointed star still appears on the gearbox of the larger SsangYongs. However, the Tivoli, the smallest model shares its auto gearbox with the Minis and BMWs.

Clarion Cars 01903 234 363 84 South Street, Tarring, Worthing, BN14 7LS www.clarioncars.co.uk

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St Barnabas £50 Challenge St Barnabas House is calling all budding entrepreneurs from local companies, groups and schools to take part in the £50 Challenge to raise vital funds for the hospice. The idea is simple, St Barnabas St Barnabas nurses with £50 notes will send you £50 and you have four months to turn it into as much as possible. How you do this is completely up to you, but there are lots of fun ways you can help local patients and their families who need hospice care. You could have a bake sale, do a dress up day in the office, hold a raffle, do a sponsored walk, have your own quiz night or dinner party – the possibilities are endless.

Last year Oasis Dental Care took part in the £50 Challenge and managed to raise over £2,000.

Wendy Bardsley, Community Fundraising Manager at St Barnabas House, said: “It costs nearly £6 million each year to run the hospice and only a small part of these costs are state funded. We are continually grateful to the generosity of the local community in supporting our work through voluntary donations.”

Contact: St Barnabas House Fundraising Team, Tel:

SUSSEX LOCAL 01903 254777 or email fundraising@stbh.org.uk. www.stbh.org.uk/50challenge

Storrington’s New Vet Hospital West Sussex veterinary practice Arun Veterinary Group (AVG) will commemorate twenty years of supporting Storrington pet owners with new premises, enabling increased excellence in veterinary care for the village and wider community. AVG secured the lease of the former Mill Stream Medical Centre in North Street via an official sealed bid tender process officiated by Horsham Council.

Storrington resident and AVG owner Matt Gittings said, “By taking a phased approach to the development, our clients will experience no break in the quality and consistency of care they’ve come to expect from Arun Veterinary Group as we expand our services to be the among the best in the county.” Renovation of the North Street site to deliver a multidisciplinary veterinary hospital will take significant investment, however Matt views this as an investment not just on behalf of the Group’s staff and clients, but Storrington in general. Contact: arunvetgroup.co.uk facebook.com/ArunVetGroup

Help Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice Week, 22 to 28 May, is the UK’s only awareness and fundraising week for children with life-shortening conditions and their families and the palliative care services that support them.

The aim of the week is to improve public understanding of what life is McDermott and Trish Cullingford really like for Charlotte in the pool at Chestnut Treet House families caring for seriously ill children.

The round the clock care that children with lifeshortening conditions need impacts on the entire family. Families often find it difficult to spend quality time together as it can be complicated to do even the simplest activities. It also highlights how precious family time is and how the wide range of children’s palliative care services across the UK provide vital support to thousands of families and help them treasure their time together.

Chestnut Tree House is encouraging people to support them during Children’s Hospice Week by holding their own fundraising event and the hospice’s Fundraising Team have got lots of ideas. Chestnut Tree House Fundraising Team on 01903 871820 www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk

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Community Cooking Courses

Eating habits have changed over the years and people are turning to ready meals, takeaways and convenience foods instead of cooking for themselves. These foods are high in fats, sugars, salt and preservatives, leading to an increase in obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. Think Cook is a community interest company set up just over a year ago was set up just over a year ago by Tracie, Heather & Nikki (pictured) with the aim of teaching people that cooking from scratch can be fun, tasty and easy. They have run several children’s courses at Rydon Community College and recently they secured lottery funding which will enable them to buy portable equipment in order to offer courses to families and older groups. Courses are scheduled during May and June at Rydon Community College and Trinity Methodist Church Hall. Email thinkcookltd@gmail.com or Facebook Think Cook Ltd

Storrington Volunteering Fair

Local voluntary organisations have been struggling to find new recruits to maintain their activities, be they social, environmental or of a service nature. The Community Partnership in Storrington are orgnanising a show to showcase the wide range of activities and opportunities existing in the voluntary organisations

RECRUITING NOW!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FLEXIBLE HOURS TO SUIT AND A GOOD RATE OF PAY? WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING MORE HOME HELPERS Some of the services we offer include: Shopping, Meal Preparation, House Cleaning, Laundry, Ironing, Companionship, Dog Walking, Pet Sitting, Transport to and from Appointments, Gardening and Maintenance Services.

If you feel that you could offer help with any of the above services and would like to know more, telephone Sue for more information:

01798 812011 or 07790 614197 www.handsthathelp.co.uk

SUSSEX LOCAL in Storringon, and raising the profile of volunteering, along with the benefits it can bring. Storrington on Show, Saturday 20th May, 10am-2pm, Ravenscroft Guide & Community Hall, Brown’s Lane RH20 4LG

Horsham Canoe Club

Founded in 1986, the Horsham Canoe Club and is based at Southwater Country Park. Membership is fully inclusive ranging from children from ten years upwards to quite senior paddlers. The Club has a number of British Canoeing coaches able to provide training for both the British Canoeing's Star Awards for adults and Paddlepower awards for youngsters.

The training involves both kayaks and open canoes.

Club evenings will be held at 6.30pm on Thursdays from 4th May until early September. The club’s hut is adjacent to the Cripplegate Lane / Station Road car park. You can email: info@horshamcanoeclub.co.uk or visit www.horshamcanoeclub.co.uk

Storrington Village Duck Race

Thrills and spills as the ducks race to glory alongside a great range of entertainment for all, including funfair rides, face-painting, craft stalls, live music, cakes, a BBQ and more. There will more races this year with 6 heats; the top ten ducks from each prize heat being entered into the Grand Prize Finale. Ducks can be bought in advance, or on the day. 7th May 2017 from 12 noon to 2:30pm at Riverside Walk and Library Car Park - in aid of to Friends of Storrington School funds.

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etch… MasterChef Winner Steven Edwards Launches Brighton Restaurant Steven Edwards; "There is a gap in the market for someone to do for Sussex what Rick Stein has done for the Southwest".

Steven Edwards is a busy man, in just over three weeks time the youngest ever winner of MasterChef: The Professionals, will realise what must be every chef’s dream - the launch of his first restaurant.

Opening its doors on 24th March, ‘etch’ is already fully booked for the first few Fridays and Saturdays. In fact, Steven Edwards who – despite his stellar rise through the culinary ranks – comes across as a down to earth and pragmatic man – confesses to being “a bit taken aback,” when ‘etch’ had gathered 500 reservations by the fourth day of the booking system going live.

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Born in Oxford, Steven grew up in Windsor and says that the idea of being a chef was not a childhood dream. He had always enjoyed eating and tasting everything his mother cooked, describing himself as being “excited about food and replicating tastes.”When asked if there is one meal that takes him back to those days he is unequivocal – “Shepherd’s pie, ” is his ultimate comfort food after a long day in the kitchen.

At school he did Home Economics but it wasn’t until he was fourteen, “quite late”, that a school careers advisor suggested he might want to be a chef. Initially, Steven’s parents were against his career choice.

“They’d both worked in the industry – dad as waiter and general manager and mum as a housekeeper. So they knew all about the long hours and hard work.” In an effort to deter Steven his father used his contacts, sending his son up to London to work in the kitchens of Paul Rankin and Gary Rhodes. Rather than deter, Steven’s experiences there had the opposite effect.

Following training with leading chefs, such as Raymond Blanc and Chris Wheeler, Steven moved to Sussex in 2008 joining a new team at country house hotel South Lodge, under Michelin starred chef Matt Gillan. Then came MasterChef: The Professionals.

At first, when Lewis Hamblett, South Lodge’s executive chef, asked if he wanted to enter, Steven said no.

“I already had my dream job, I was Head Chef in a five star hotel.” But Lewis Hamblett, it seemed

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wasn’t taking no for an answer. “Lewis forced me to take part,’ says Steven. “He has always believed in me and he literally filled in the application form for me.” Lewis’s faith paid off and Steven’s own worries that he might go out in the first round proved unfounded as, one of the programme’s youngest competitors, he went on to win the competition. An achievement that he describes, unsurprisingly, as “career-changing.”

Following Masterchef the offers came rolling in – calls from restaurateurs asking him to head up their kitchens, from investors wanting to set up restaurants and organisations offering him development opportunities. The impact on his life was dramatic, he had to get an agent and found he was spending part of the week at South Lodge and the other part out around the country promoting. Steven describes the year after MasterChef as a “whirlwind” and he doesn’t think he had a single day off. Despite the deluge of offers coming in, Steven didn’t make his mind up in a hurry – he used that year to test out what he wanted to do.

What he did realise was that, much as he’d loved his job, going back to South Lodge was no longer a challenge. But if it was a challenge Steven was looking for, opening his own restaurant delivered: “It was a lot harder than I’d thought. Money brings other personalities.” But Steven was focussed; he wanted his business plan, his decisions and vision - it would be, after all, Steven Edwards’ name above the door. Keen to find people who shared his values and passion, he sought investors who wanted to invest for the love of it. As he says, “ If you want to make money, invest in the stock market, don’t open a restaurant.” He found ten local business entrepreneurs, whom he describes as “brand ambassadors” for the restaurant.

However, having the business plan and money in place was only the start, Steven still had to find premises.

Meantime, following requests to do dinner parties and pop-ups, Steven and his business partner set up

SUSSEX LOCAL ‘etchfood,’ which, in its first twothree years did around 100 days of pop-ups (what Steven describes as “simpler versions of the restaurant”), in venues such as Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and Nyetimber Vineyard in West Sussex. All the while, Steven was looking for the right premises for a restaurant. At first his search covered the southeast, including London – but he narrowed it to Brighton. It had, he felt, a certain draw: that people who had been to his pop-ups, say in Leeds, would be willing to travel to an accessible, seaside city like Brighton for a weekend and visit his restaurant.

Having decided on Brighton it took him two years to find the right premises. ‘etchfood’ will continue to provide pop-ups and home dining experiences alongside the restaurant - they are, Steven says, still very popular. Which is easy to believe; the home dining experience involves a team turning up at your house with not only fabulous food but also all crockery, cutlery, glassware and wine to match, serving and cleaning down afterwards, ensuring the guests are entertained and the host enjoys a stress free evening.

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So why ‘etch’? Naming the restaurant was tricky, Steven wanted something modern, catchy, and when the word ‘etch’ came up in conversation it seemed to encapsulate Steven’s vision – to deliver a dining experience etched on diners’ minds. A concept cleverly reinforced by the restaurant’s strapline: imprint – define – impress.

Steven Edwards is clearly passionate about delivering an unforgettable dining experience, and his menus feature pared-down, but enticing, descriptions of dishes based around the seasons and local produce. Interestingly for such a lauded chef - Michel Roux Jnr described Steven’s food as “lovely … expertly cooked… fault-free” –Steven believes that food is just thirty percent of the dining experience, fifty percent is service and the rest is the wine list and staff who can talk knowledgably about a dish. Diners at ‘etch’ may well find one of their dishes brought to their table by the chef himself, explaining the dish, its origins and where key ingredients have come from.

Focussing on the freshest produce from the local region is another of Steven’s passions and he feels “one hundred percent,” that: “Sussex offers everything we need – fresh fish and seafood, and the South Down’s fantastic lamb and venison. There is a gap in the market for someone to do for Sussex what

Rick Stein has done for the Southwest. Not only for food suppliers but also for wine producers.”

So, what’s next for Steven Edwards? With what appears to be his usual focus and drive, for now Steven is concentrating on ‘etch.’ Not that he’s ruling out future expansion, it’s just not something he’s thinking about at present. Although, he says that if he does expand it would probably be a different venture, perhaps a pub, which would offer a different style of menu – possibly a chance to taste Steven’s version of his favourite Shepherd’s pie?

Contact: etch, 216 Church Road, Brighton BN3 2DJ 01273 227485 www.etchfood.co.uk www.steven-edwards.co.uk

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Chicken Thighs with Seasonal Jersey Royals, Asparagus & Hollandaise Sauce Ingredients - Serves 6 - 45 mins -

12 chicken thighs (skins on or off is fine) A handful of fresh thyme (dried will work too) 1 tbsp. lemon rapeseed oil (olive oil is fine) 500g Jersey Royal potatoes, scrubbed and part boiled 1 red onion, roughly quartered 1 bunch of asparagus, remove woody ends 1 garlic bulb, cut into half Chopped parsley to serve

Combine the Hollandaise ingredients over a bain marie for 5 minutes before serving -

200g crème fraiche 2 egg yolks A squeeze of lemon juice 1 tsp. Dijon mustard Chopped parsley

Method 1. Heat the oven to 200oc / Gas 7 and boil a pan of water 2. Place the chicken thighs, garlic bulb and thyme springs roasting tin, lightly roll the chicken in the oil and season. Place in the oven for 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile boil your Jersey Royals for about 15 minutes 4. Remove the chicken from the oven and add the potatoes, onions and remaining oil, return to the oven for a further 15 minutes 5. After 15 minutes add the asparagus and bake for a further 10 minutes.

6. Serve with chopped parsley and drizzle your super easy hollandaise all over, enjoy!

Squires Garden Centre, Washington 01903 891744

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Win! etch food apron Quality chef’s apron RRP £50 Steven Edward’s and his team use their own professional merchandise in the restaurant and these stylish hand-crafted items are available to buy for your own home.

Enter our competition for the chance to win this stylish apron.

www.etchfood.co.uk

Win an etch apron worth £50 Q: Where is etch restaurant located? a) Chichester

01798 672372

b) Brighton/Hove

c) Glasgow

Send your answer and full contact details including daytime telephone number to: ‘etch competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough RH20 9AH or email competitions@sussexlocal.net Winner will be first entry drawn after the closing date 31st May 2017. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our/etch’s mailing list.

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens A really helpful thing to help you with the exercises below is to time limit them. They can be quite powerful and in my experience if I give myself, say 5 minutes on any one, then I can concentrate without the fear of being overwhelmed by the new things that are happening inside me.

“Being” in our garden As a garden designer I try to create meaningful spaces for people. An intimate seating area, abundant colour combinations or a calm glade. Each place that I apply my attention to needs to serve different functions and some of those functions are often not just physical but spiritual.

For example, a path might be needed to get a person from A to B. But alongside that function one can create a mini life journey for a client: a curved path that slows our walking pace to help us calm down, a beautiful focal point like a Greek vase which might symbolise something beautiful we are heading towards in life, not just earning enough to pay the bills. The path might enter a canopy of small trees that makes us feel held and protected by nature or the path might disappear and reappear allowing us to feel the sense of mystery that our lives are not mapped out and predictable.

I am really trying to design experiences for people.

Yet being able to experience what a design achieves in physical form is a whole other ballgame.

In my life I have at times been miserable in beautiful natural settings and been happy in ugly places which has led me to realise that the appreciation of nature is also very much an internal affair.

In the following paragraphs I’d like to share some of the internal ways I have learnt to BE in my garden more.

Choose a good spot - Find a spot in your garden that can be yours alone. A chair, or log to sit on that overtime comes to represent your contemplative intention. Make sure it is comfortable and leave your mobile phone in the house. This can become your time and your space even if it is only a few minutes a day.

Make a promise that during this time you don’t look around and start deadheading or weeding. You are cultivating a new relationship with your garden and need to keep this separate from maintenance.

1) Close your eyes and start by listening to all the different sounds you can hear. At first you may hear a crow calling out, a car driving by or kids next door.

See if you can gently separate the cause of the noises from their actual sounds. Eg a man coughing in the next garden becomes a rough barking sound, an insect becomes a low hum. The more you do this the more the sounds reduce to their pure form less attached to the meanings and origins we give them.

Your experience can become more orchestral. In this state of mind there is no good or bad sounds just the different vibrations.

2) Focus on your breathing. This exercise never ceases to fascinate me. By concentrating on the area just below your nostrils where the breath can be felt

through the door moving in and out you can just observe the pace of your breathing. The important element here is not to make the breath do anything, not to make it come in and out with any evenness but just observe it’s natural rhythm. Eg my breath is often very fast for a good few minutes or quite sporadic. Then it changes again.

All we have to do is observe this change like a curious scientist or a child watching clouds form shapes.

You may observe how not only does breathing influence mental processes but allows us to connect to the space around us.

3) The Mind - It seems the mind’s job is to rove around and constantly produce thought and images.

Normally we are quite invested in what our mind has chosen to focus on. In this exercise you simply observe what your mind is thinking about. Try not to give what is happening a value judgment but just like the breathing exercise you can observe ‘your mad monkey mind’ jumping around. Oh that’s interesting..I am thinking about work…that person I had an argument with…the lawn that desperately needs a mow. The core point here is that you can find a separation from your thoughts. They are always there but your ability to observe them in a compassionate and patient way can bring on a calmness. People often say “Oh I can’t do meditation my mind won’t shut up”. But effective meditation if not fighting the mind and wanting it to be different but finding a calmer place within it to observe its never endingness. And sometimes a lucky

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by product is that is does become more still.

4) The Senses - Each sense can be engaged in our appreciation of our garden.

The first sense we have already looked at is hearing.

With our eyes closed as if we were truly blind how do we experience the sounds and how do the sounds give us a different experience of different spaces. A far off seagull, a plank of wood falling from a truck, a plane overhead? The sounds interweave and overlap.

This is your very own “Spotify” without advertising!

Sight - When I look at nature I like to feel that, as the self conscious product of millions of years of evolution, I am nature’s way that it discovered to look upon itself- to appreciate itself and care for itself.

Let your eyes wander - This is a simple game where you get comfortable and then let your eyes wander where they want to go. Then let them fix on one particular thing. It may surprise you what happens. They may go onto a half buried stick or a woodlice struggling on it’s back, or a star shaped Echincea flower.

Let yourself be taken in by whatever it is and let yourself be moved by what it is you are looking out. It is often unpredictable what comes up and if you stay as long as needed something important often emerges.

Squinting - No not because of the sunlight but because this can help us see the whole visual field, including the merging of colours and the different dark and lights. Being in this state can let us see

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This can be quite hypnotic.

Touch - Rather then touch the garden with your Green Maintenance Fingers, you can let yourself wander the garden and notice spontaneously what you want to touch. As with all these exercises let yourself be surprised by what your hands want to do. In this way your garden will always provoke in you different responses and it will feel like the relationship you can have with it is ongoing and can continually be created afresh.

Your hands might be drawn to the cool moss in the lawn, a scratchy trunk or even the thorn of a rose.

Smell - I find this easier with my eyes closed. Sensing what I can smell from one position in the garden then moving out. To broaden your sense of smell trying smelling everything not just the Jasmine on the fence: decaying leaves, the compost bin, the leaves rubbed together between your fingers of different plants not just your herbs.

There is so much more I can write here about this topic. Let me know if you want a follow up.

The most important point I would like to make is that we can have a garden but can we also know it. Can we create a relationship with it and keep this link constantly fresh. In that way even if we don’t have a huge garden or budget we can have a meaningful partnership with our green space outside our window.

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Parent helpers at Storrington First School We are very fortunate at Storrington First School that we have so many parent volunteers who support the children’s learning .

Children in Reception have been lucky enough this term to take part in a clay workshop organised by one of our mums. The children learnt how to manipulate clay to create a poppy and were taught how to secure parts of clay together. The poppies were then glazed by the children and fired in our Kiln which is kept on site at the school. The poppies will be mounted as a permanent display at the school but can be currently enjoyed as a temporary display in the school reception area. They

look absolutely incredible and it is amazing to think they were made by 4 and 5 year olds!!

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They all had the opportunity to plant beans, nasturtiums and seed potatoes in our allotment. They got wonderfully muddy and are very excited to monitor developments of their labours over the next few weeks!

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Steyning Grammar Bus Fumes Dear Editor Yesterday, shortly before 4 pm, we followed one of these buses at a safe distance all the way to Rydon school from the junction of Rock Road with the main A24. On entering Rock Road the bus emitted a large plume of toxic smoke that enveloped the whole road. This happened again every time that it accelerated away from the next drop off point, forcing students who had just alighted to (c) Ocean Coaches breathe in toxic fumes.

When it stopped at Rydon school we were able to read the registration plate ASV 440 and that it was hired from a firm called Ocean Coaches. I have just reported the matter online to the Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency via their Smoky Vehicle Form.

The hazards of Nitrogen Dioxide emissions to human health and eventual lifespan are now well documented, and it is children and older people who are worst affected. However, even the current absurdly overgenerous legal limits are not enforced in Horsham District. The Royal College of Physicians maintains that current limits are four times too high, and true emissions from new car diesel engines, as meas-

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Editor’s comment: Mr Adams sent a letter to Steyning Grammar school and to Philip Circus, local Conservative West Sussex County Councillor and chair of the Air Quality Action Plan Steering Group. Both replied that the contract for the buses rests with the county council, and both referred the query to the relevant department. Anna Worthington-Leese, Storrington Pariish Council Chair, also sits on the committee and tells us that she “has repeatedly asked WSCC to require their school transport providers to use greener vehicles”.

We asked Ocean Coaches for a comment and they said “It would have been better if your reader had informed us directly of this issue as it takes a bit of time for the DVSA to inform operators of a smoke issue. However the driver did report this issue on his return to the depot. We have now investigated the issue and have rectified the problem. The smoke was non toxic and the amount was exaggerated by your reader. We have informed the DVSA”.

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Ashington Parish Council Great response to village survey Thank you to all residents who completed our recent Village Survey. We have had 323 responses, which represents a response rate of @30%. This is the best response rate ever to a village survey in the past 12 years. The Surveys will take some time to analyse but the results will be published as soon as we can. We will use the results to produce our State of the Parish report.

We will sort out the winners of Scratchcards and M&S vouchers very shortly and these could be dropping through your door soon.

Housing needs assessment In the meantime we have commissioned a Housing Needs Assessment report that will analyse housing need (affordable and open-market). The results will be discussed with HDC and agreement reached as to the level of new housing that can be sustainably accommodated in Ashington up to 2031.

Chanctonbury Nurseries site development update Development of 77 homes on the Chanctonbury Nurseries site, Rectory Lane: The planning application had previously been refused by HDC, but the Developer had lodged an Appeal against the decision.

A planning Appeal is a very formal process with Barristers and planning experts representing both sides of the argument, each presenting their case and being cross-examined by the other. The Neighbourhood Plan Clerk attended the Appeal, making a presentation and answering questions on behalf of the Parish Council. She was also able to ask questions of the Appellant's experts. A government-appointed Independent Planning Inspector heard all of the arguments and will make a decision in the coming months. If the Appeal is allowed then the 77 homes will be counted towards the level of new housing that Ashington can accommodate as defined by the Housing Needs Assessment. If the Appeal is dismissed then the site will be considered, alongside others, for development through the Neighbourhood Plan process, where residents opinions are taken into account. www.ashingtonpc.org.uk

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News from Storrington & Sullington Parish Council by Anna Worthington-Leese – Parish Council Chairman Neighbourhood Plan Last month I reported that the Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents were being studied by an independent examiner and his findings have been overall, very positive. He has made a few suggestions to further improve the documents and these changes are being carried out now. He will take a final look before we start the formal public consultation which I hope to be able to announce next month. Whilst the delay in producing our Neighbourhood Plan is frustrating, I hope that the final document will be something that can be wholeheartedly supported by the community at the public referendum and will be robust enough to withstand any challenge.

since been changed and the discs can now be used for the maximum stay time which will be detailed on the tariff board displayed in each car park.

Mobile Phone signal.

Last month we reported that the Parish Council had been approached about the installation of a 4G mast at the Leisure Centre and the application DC/17/0599 can now be viewed on the Horsham District Council Planning website. Initially we had concerns that the provision of 4G transmission would only be of benefit to a limited number of mobile users and not those whose main requirement related to voice calls and text messages.

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Having raised the issues with the applicant we are pleased that they have now confirmed that the proposed development would support 2G, 3G and 4G coverage which should increase the quality in mobile phone signal for both voice calls and text messages as well as 4G data.

I reported last month that the new parking discs can only be used to park for up to 2 hours in any of the Horsham District rural car parks. This decision has

In addition the mast at the Water Lane Industrial Estate has been raised from 20m to 26.5m which should also be beneficial. The next planned step at this site is the

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upgrading from 2G to 2G, 3G and 4G technologies which, it is hoped, will be done as soon as possible.

Storrington Recreation Ground New Play Equipment & Skate Park By the time you are reading this publication, the new toddler playground and skate park should be under construction and we hope that it will be completed in the very near future. The Parish Council would like to thank all of those involved in helping us to finally get this project through to completion.

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Another excellent community event with a fantastic turnout! We were very lucky to have the support of Storrington And District Classic And Sportscar Enthusiasts (SADCASE) who put on an excellent Classic Car Display from 11am.

We were also fortunate to host the “Italia in Piazza” Market selling lovely Italian produce and the Greyhound Brewery providing samples of their beers.

Although the Parish Council hasn’t received any direct feedback, comments and photos posted on the village social media pages demonstrate that the community really appreciates these types of events and we look forward to hosting future tours.

Our thanks go to HDC for organising this wonderful event and the Storrington team (including several members of SADCASE) for their help with preparation, marshalling, management and clearing up afterwards!

Annual Parish Meeting This meeting is being held in the Parish Hall on 3rd May from 7pm and this is a chance for the public to come along to talk about any parish issues.

If you would like any further information on these topics or any of the Parish Council’s activities, please contact the Clerk on 01903 746547.

Meetings May 2017 Annual Parish Meeting 3rd May 2017 - 7pm Infrastructure, Communications and Environment Committee 10th May - 7pm Recreation and Property Committee 10th May - 8pm Planning & Development Committee 11th May - 7pm Annual Meeting of the Council 31st May - 7pm All meetings are held in the Chanctonbury Room, The Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington RH20 3PP. Dates and times are subject to change so please refer to website: www.storrington-pc.gov.uk

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Thakeham News The Thakeham community has been deeply upset in late March by the death of 11-year-old Ellie Thornton, who was hit by a van at the southern Abingworth section of the B2139.

While the details of the incident remain under investigation, there are long-standing issues with drivers ignoring the 30mph limit in this area. After years of lobbying, it was a terrible blow that this happened just before the first phase of traffic calming measures were about to be delivered. We will continue to work with residents and relevant agencies to deliver further safety improvements, especially for school buses.

Local referendum voters gave the Thakeham Neighbourhood Plan 93% endorsement, and it will now become part of the local planning framework, strengthening our ability to resist future inappropriate speculative development proposals. We are moving

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We have now seen plans to facilitate the changes at the Rock Road school site in summer 2017, including opening of the new Thakeham Primary School. While supportive, we remain concerned that plans don’t yet deliver safety improvements for pupils commuting on foot and by bicycle, e.g. at the Water Lane roundabout.

A reminder for your diaries that Thakeham Village Day will be on Saturday 17 June (Glebe Field, The Street, 12.30-4pm), with activities for all ages, food, drink and fun.

At time of writing we are seeking two new Parish Councillors, and would like to hear from residents interested in joining our friendly team at this exciting time, as we prepare for the new Village Hall and other facilities. We would particularly welcome new members who can help us to modernise our communications.

Owen Richards, Thakeham Parish Clerk. For more information please visit: www.thakehamparish.co.uk

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Washington Parish Council news New Playground Equipment Following a £34,000 upgrade, the re-fitted Children’s Play Area on Washington Recreation Ground was completed recently, and is now open to all. The new facilities cater for smaller tots as well as older children, so bring the children down, and enjoy!

New National Trust Footpath Following completion of a permissive path across the field behind East Clayton Farm, which is owned by National Trust, walkers are now able to cross from Georges Lane, above Warren Hill car park, and over into the newly opened country park area above the Milford Grange estate, through to Hampers Lane. The country park area has defined pathways, benches and access to the two lakes in the former quarry site. It forms part of the long term goal for a “green walkway” between Washington and Storrington.

Washington Village Hall The trustees have recently written to residents, asking for additional volunteers to help keep this excellent local facility running. If you can spare a few hours or more, contact the chairman of the trustees, Nigel Baker, on 01903-892193, Heath Common Parish Councillors are in discussion with Horsham District Council Planning, with the aim of achieving recognition for The Lanes of Heath Common in planning policy as a residential area of special character. This follows a spate of “infill” planning

applications since last summer, against a background of increased traffic pressure within the area and perceived danger to its unique character.

Neighbourhood Plan A final public consultation on amendments to the plan is expected in June/ July. Details will be posted on the Washington Parish Council website.

Annual Parish Meeting: 24th May If you are a resident of Washington or Heath Common, this meeting is for you! It will be hosted by the Parish Council, at 7pm on Wednesday 24th May in the Chanctonbury Room at Washington Village Hall. This is a chance to hear, and have your say, about parish issues. There will be guest speakers from the National Trust, and refreshments will be served throughout. After the meeting, join your parish councillors for a glass of wine and informal chat Other forthcoming Meetings Full Council: 8th May, 5th June Open Spaces Committee, and Planning & Transport Committee: 22nd May, 19th June The public are welcome to attend. Meetings are held in the Dore Room, Washington Village Hall, School Lane, RH20 4AP www.washingtonparish.org.uk

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Committed to Recycling Peter Deacon Jumble Cleared 01903 741 431 Licensed Carrier 07990 915 159 Reasonable Rates kate1deac@yahoo.co.uk

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IRONING BORED? Plus general house cleaning Ironing Collection/Delivery Storrington, West Chilt. and surroundings

01798 875 575 07552 216 819 angjefferies@yahoo.co.uk

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25 years experience Qualified Excellent references

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Des Bone Limited Pest Control Services

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Specialists

Wasps - Hornets - Rodents - Moles Ants - Pigeons - Squirrels - Moths Specialist Bird & Squirrel Proofing Electric Fly Killer & Insect Screens

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www.desbone.co.uk

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STEVE CHISWELL Roofing & Building

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01903 741278 / 07968 858087

Climbing Reductions Felling Stump Grinding Pruning

JONATHAN CARTER

Covers Storrington, Ashington Washington & Thakeham NPTC City & Guilds. Insured

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